Accelerator stories

At Cloudera EVOLVE24 in Dubai, Cloudera unveiled new solutions to bolster data security and accelerate AI deployment, including the Private Link Network and ML Project Accelerators.

Intel launches new Xeon W-3500 and W-2500 processors, boasting up to 60 cores and 120 threads, to meet the heavy computing needs of professionals in AI and more.

Databricks and NVIDIA expand partnership to integrate CUDA acceleration into Databricks' platform, boosting AI and data capabilities, announced at Data + AI Summit.

Siemens unveils Catapult AI NN, a new software to streamline AI accelerator development, allowing for efficient, power-optimised SoC designs.

R/GA EMEA and Founderland have launched PAM, an AI-powered platform, to help women of colour founders secure venture capital (VC) funding, addressing the stark disparity in the industry.

Lumify Learn launches Academic Accelerator to bridge Australia's IT skills gap, offering an alternative, flexible, and affordable path to a traditional higher education in ICT, amidst a shortage crisis.

EnSilica, a cybersecurity firm, integrates Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) accelerators into its hardware range, strengthening encryption against prospective quantum computing threats.

The companies are collaborating to develop a suite of data-led, composable finance solutions that can be configured and reconfigured to help clients.

Thoughtworks has announced product accelerators aimed to help organisations identify near-term opportunity areas and projects to apply generative AI.

The eCommerce acceleration platform helped track down an estimated AU$2.5 million worth of potential unauthorised marketplace sales within or into Australia.

Horizen Labs Ventures (HLV) and Red Beard Ventures (RBV) have announced the launch of Denarii Labs, a tokenomics accelerator for Web3 projects.

Megantic partnership with Deakin will give Victorian businesses the upper hand in driving growth amidst an eCommerce renaissance.

Hong Kong's Whampoa Group has appointed Jeffrey Ma and Peter Huo as co-CIOs for its new digital asset investment arm, Whampoa Digital.

Boomi has announced it has expanded its global partner program to include new opportunities for its approximately 800 partners worldwide.

Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of two global accelerator programs to help startups address challenges in healthcare, space, and sustainability.

Genesys has recognized trailblazing businesses in the ANZ region for their exceptional customer experiences. Winners include Homecare Medical and Microsoft.

COVID-19 and related nationwide lockdowns have resulted in businesses accelerating their digital transformation strategy and efforts by at least six years.

Eight New Zealand start-ups will be selected to join the six-month accelerator, which provides business coaching, mentoring, network access and courses.

The Singapore Tourism Board is calling for local and international companies to join the Singapore Tourism Accelerator.

New Zealand’s aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs are about to put their best feet forward for the launch of the Venture Up 2019 youth accelerator this month.